French Gates said she will donate $1 billion through 2026 to advance women’s rights around the world through her organization, Pivotal Ventures. French Gates will also give $250 million in awards to organizations working to help improve women’s mental and physical health. “I’m also experimenting with novel tactics to bring a wider range of perspectives into philanthropy,” French Gates wrote in her op-ed. In her op-ed, French Gates said she was once told to set her own agenda before someone else sets it — and that’s why she chose to leave the Gates Foundation. Just 2% of donations in the United States go to organizations focused on women and girls, French Gates noted.

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Persons: Melinda French Gates, Dobbs, Gates, Melinda Gates, MacKenzie Scott, French Gates, Scott, “ I’m, Jacinda Ardern, Allyson Felix, Shabana Basij, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York Times, Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, New Zealand Locations: New York, United States